13th Wisconsin Legislature

{{Short description|Wisconsin legislative term for 1860}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox legislative term | name = 13th Wisconsin Legislature | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | body = [[Wisconsin Legislature]] | meeting_place = {{nowrap|[[Wisconsin State Capitol]]}} | election = {{nowrap|November 8, 1859}}

| term_start = {{nowrap|January 2, 1860}} | term_end = {{nowrap|January 7, 1861}} | before = [[12th Wisconsin Legislature|12th]] | after = [[14th Wisconsin Legislature|14th]] | website =

| chamber1 = Senate | membership1 = 30 | control1 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | chamber1_leader1_type = {{nowrap|[[Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin|Senate President]]}} | chamber1_leader1 = {{nowrap|[[Butler Noble|Butler G. Noble]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])}} | chamber1_leader2_type = {{nowrap|President pro tempore}} | chamber1_leader2 = [[Moses M. Davis]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) | chamber2 = Assembly | membership2 = 97 | control2 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | chamber2_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Assembly Speaker}} | chamber2_leader1 = [[William P. Lyon]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) | chamber2_leader2_type = | chamber2_leader2 =

| session1_start = {{nowrap|January 11, 1860}} | session1_end = {{nowrap|April 2, 1860}} }}

The '''Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature''' convened from January 11, 1860, to April 2, 1860, in regular session.

Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assembly members were elected to a one-year term. Assembly members and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1859. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 2, 1858.<ref>{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1882 |title= The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882|pages=199–200 |chapter= Annals of the legislature|publisher= State of Wisconsin}}</ref>

The [[governor of Wisconsin]] during this entire term was Republican [[Alexander Randall (Wisconsin politician)|Alexander Randall]], of [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]], serving the first year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the [[1859 Wisconsin gubernatorial election]].

==Major events== * January 2, 1860: 2nd Inauguration of [[Alexander Randall (Wisconsin politician)|Alexander Randall]] as [[Governor of Wisconsin]]. * January 7, 1860: Assemblymember Andrew Eble, representing southwest [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County]], died in a hunting accident. * January 17, 1860: Assemblymember Daniel C. Jenne, representing [[Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Outagamie County]], resigned his seat after it was demonstrated that he had actually lost his election to Milo Coles. * January 23, 1860: Theodore Hartung won a special election to fill the Assembly vacancy created by Andrew Eble's death. * November 6, 1860: [[Abraham Lincoln]] [[1860 United States presidential election|elected]] 16th [[President of the United States]]. * December 24, 1860: [[Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union]] issued by the government of [[South Carolina]].

==Major legislation== * March 27, 1860: Act to organize the county of [[Ashland County, Wisconsin|Ashland]], [http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1860/related/acts/211.pdf 1860 Act 211] * March 28, 1860: Joint Resolution relative to grants of public lands to actual settlers and to passage of "[[Homestead Acts|The Homestead Bill]]," [http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1860/related/joint_resolutions/1.pdf 1860 Joint Resolution 1] * March 30, 1860: Act to establish an official State paper, [http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1860/related/acts/240.pdf 1860 Act 240]. Established the [[Wisconsin State Journal]] as the official state paper. * March 30, 1860: Joint Resolution objecting to any change of the Naturalization Law, [http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1860/related/joint_resolutions/2.pdf 1860 Joint Resolution 2] * March 31, 1860: Joint Resolution in relation to the Homestead Bill in Congress, [http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1860/related/joint_resolutions/3.pdf 1860 Joint Resolution 3]

==Party summary==

===Senate summary===  {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

|- style="vertical-align:bottom;" ! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=2 | Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div> ! rowspan=3 | Total !

|- style="height:5px" | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" |

|- ! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ! Vacant

|- ! style="font-size:80%;" | End of [[12th Wisconsin Legislature|previous Legislature]] | 14 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 16 ! 30 | 0

|- | colspan=6 |

|- ! style="font-size:80%;" | 1st Session | 11 | {{party shading/Republican}} |19 ! 30 | 0

|- | colspan=6 |

|- ! Final voting share ! {{percentage|11|30|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|19|30|2}} ! colspan=2 |

|- | colspan=6 |

|- ! style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the [[14th Wisconsin Legislature|next Legislature]] | 8 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 22 ! 30 | 0 |}

===Assembly summary===  {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

|- style="vertical-align:bottom;" ! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=3 | Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div> ! rowspan=3 | Total !

|- style="height:5px" | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" |

|- ! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ! [[Independent (United States)|Ind.]] ! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ! Vacant

|- ! style="font-size:80%;" | End of [[12th Wisconsin Legislature|previous Legislature]] | 41 | 1 | {{party shading/Republican}} |55 ! 97 | 0

|- | colspan=6 |

|- ! style="font-size:80%;" | Start of 1st Session | 37 | rowspan="4" |1 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} |59 ! 97 | 0

|- ! style="font-size:80%;" | after January 17<ref group="note">Milo Coles replaced Daniel C. Jenne (Outagamie County) due to successful election challenge.</ref> | 37 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} |58 ! rowspan="2" |97

|- ! style="font-size:80%;" | after February 2<ref group="note">Theodore Hartung replaced Andrew Eble (deceased; Milwaukee 9th district).</ref> | 38 |0

|- ! Final voting share ! 39% ! 1% ! {{party shading/Republican}} |60% ! colspan=2 |

|- | colspan=6 |

|- ! style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the [[14th Wisconsin Legislature|next Legislature]] | 27 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 70 ! 97 | 0 |}

==Sessions== * '''1st Regular session:''' January 11, 1860 – April 2, 1860

==Leaders==

===Senate leadership=== * President of the Senate: [[Butler Noble|Butler G. Noble]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin|Lieutenant Governor]] * President pro tempore: [[Moses M. Davis]]

===Assembly leadership=== * Speaker of the Assembly: [[William P. Lyon]]

==Members==

===Members of the Senate=== Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature:<ref name="senate1860">{{cite report|url=http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1860 |title= A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin |chapter= Statistical list of members of the Senate of the state of Wisconsin |pages= 12–13 |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1860 |accessdate = September 28, 2019}}</ref> [[File:WI Senate Partisan Map 1860.svg|thumb|220px|right|Senate Partisan representation {{legend|#3333FF|Democratic: 12 seats}} {{legend|#E81B23|Republican: 18 seats}}]] {| class="wikitable" ! District ! Counties ! Senator ! Party ! Residence |- | [[Wisconsin's 1st State Senate district|01]] | [[Sheboygan County, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]] | {{sortname|Robert H.|Hotchkiss}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Plymouth, Wisconsin|Plymouth]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 2nd State Senate district|02]] | [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown]], [[Door County, Wisconsin|Door]], [[Kewaunee County, Wisconsin|Kewaunee]], [[Oconto County, Wisconsin|Oconto]], [[Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Outagamie]], [[Shawano County, Wisconsin|Shawanaw]] | {{sortname|Edward|Decker}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Kewaunee, Wisconsin|Kewaunee]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 3rd State Senate district|03]] | [[Ozaukee County, Wisconsin|Ozaukee]] | {{sortname|Frederick|Hilgen}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Cedarburg, Wisconsin|Cedarburg]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 4th State Senate district|04]] | [[Washington County, Wisconsin|Washington]] | {{sortname|Densmore W.|Maxon|Densmore Maxon}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Cedar Creek, Wisconsin|Cedar Creek]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 5th State Senate district|05]] | Northern [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] | {{sortname|Cicero|Comstock}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Milwaukee]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 6th State Senate district|06]] | Southern [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] | {{sortname|Michael J.|Egan|Michael Egan (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Franklin]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 7th State Senate district|07]] | [[Racine County, Wisconsin|Racine]] | {{sortname|Nicholas D.|Fratt}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 8th State Senate district|08]] | [[Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Kenosha]] | {{sortname|George|Bennett|George Bennett (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 9th State Senate district|09]] | [[Adams County, Wisconsin|Adams]], [[Juneau County, Wisconsin|Juneau]], [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk]] | {{sortname|H. W.|Curtis}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Delton, Wisconsin|Delton]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 10th State Senate district|10]] | [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha]] | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Denison|Worthington}}}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Summit, Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Summit]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 11th State Senate district|11]] | Eastern [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane]] | {{sortname|William R.|Taylor|William Robert Taylor}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Cottage Grove, Wisconsin|Cottage Grove]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 12th State Senate district|12]] | [[Walworth County, Wisconsin|Walworth]] | {{sortname|Oscar F.|Bartlett|Oscar Bartlett}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[East Troy, Wisconsin|East Troy]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 13th State Senate district|13]] | [[Lafayette County, Wisconsin|Lafayette]] | {{sortname|Philemon B.|Simpson|Philemon Simpson}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Shullsburg, Wisconsin|Shullsburg]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 14th State Senate district|14]] | Northern [[Jefferson County, Wisconsin|Jefferson]] | {{sortname|Charles R.|Gill}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Watertown, Wisconsin|Watertown]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 15th State Senate district|15]] | [[Iowa County, Wisconsin|Iowa]], [[Richland County, Wisconsin|Richland]] | {{sortname|Charles|Rodolf}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Orion, Wisconsin|Orion]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 16th State Senate district|16]] | [[Grant County, Wisconsin|Grant]] | {{sortname|Noah H.|Virgin|Noah Virgin}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Platteville, Wisconsin|Platteville]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 17th State Senate district|17]] | [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock]] {{nowrap|(Western Part)}} | {{sortname|Zebulon P.|Burdick}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Janesville, Wisconsin|Janesville]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 18th State Senate district|18]] | [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock]] {{nowrap|(Eastern Part)}} | {{sortname|Alden I.|Bennett}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Beloit, Wisconsin|Beloit]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 19th State Senate district|19]] | [[Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Manitowoc]], [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet]] | {{sortname|Samuel H.|Thurber}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Manitowoc, Wisconsin|Manitowoc]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 20th State Senate district|20]] | [[Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac]] | {{sortname|Elihu|Phillips}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | {{nowrap|[[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac]]}} |- | [[Wisconsin's 21st State Senate district|21]] | [[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago]] | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Ganem W.|Washburn}}}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 22nd State Senate district|22]] | [[Dodge County, Wisconsin|Dodge]] | [[Benjamin Ferguson (politician)|Benjamin Ferguson]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Fox Lake, Wisconsin|Fox Lake]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 23rd State Senate district|23]] | Southern [[Jefferson County, Wisconsin|Jefferson]] | {{sortname|Enias D.|Masters}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Jefferson, Wisconsin|Jefferson]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 24th State Senate district|24]] | [[Green County, Wisconsin|Green]] | {{sortname|John W.|Stewart|John Wesley Stewart}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Monroe, Wisconsin|Monroe]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 25th State Senate district|25]] | [[Columbia County, Wisconsin|Columbia]] | {{sortname|Moses M.|Davis}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Portage, Wisconsin|Portage]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 26th State Senate district|26]] | [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane]] {{nowrap|(Western Part)}} | {{sortname|John B.|Sweat}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Black Earth, Wisconsin|Black Earth]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 27th State Senate district|27]] | [[Marathon County, Wisconsin|Marathon]], [[Portage County, Wisconsin|Portage]], [[Waupaca County, Wisconsin|Waupaca]], [[Waushara County, Wisconsin|Waushara]], [[Wood County, Wisconsin|Wood]] | {{sortname|Luther|Hanchett}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Stanton |- | [[Wisconsin's 28th State Senate district|28]] | [[Burnett County, Wisconsin|Burnett]], [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa]], [[Clark County, Wisconsin|Clark]], [[Douglas County, Wisconsin|Douglas]], [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn]], {{nowrap|[[La Pointe County, Wisconsin|La Pointe]]}}, [[Pierce County, Wisconsin|Pierce]], [[Polk County, Wisconsin|Polk]], {{nowrap|[[St. Croix County, Wisconsin|St. Croix]]}} | {{sortname|Charles B.|Cox}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[River Falls, Wisconsin|River Falls]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 29th State Senate district|29]] | [[Marquette County, Wisconsin|Marquette]] | {{sortname|M. W.|Seely}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Marquette, Wisconsin|Marquette]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 30th State Senate district|30]] | [[Vernon County, Wisconsin|Bad Ax]], [[Buffalo County, Wisconsin|Buffalo]], [[Crawford County, Wisconsin|Crawford]], [[Jackson County, Wisconsin|Jackson]], [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin|La Crosse]], [[Monroe County, Wisconsin|Monroe]], [[Trempealeau County, Wisconsin|Tremealeau]] | {{sortname|Buel E.|Hutchinson|Buel Hutchinson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | {{nowrap|[[Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin|Prairie du Chien]]}} |}

===Members of the Assembly=== Members of the Assembly for the Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature:<ref name="assembly1860">{{cite report|url=http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1860 |title= A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin |chapter= Statistical list of the members and officers of the Assembly of Wisconsin |pages= 7–11 |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1860 |accessdate = September 28, 2019}}</ref><ref name="apportion">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1860 |title= A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of Wisconsin |pages= 33–37 |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1860/reference/wi.wibluebk1860.i0024.pdf |chapter= List of Assembly Districts, with names of Members since the last Apportionment |publisher= State of Wisconsin | year= 1860 |accessdate= September 6, 2021 }}</ref> [[File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1860.svg|thumb|220px|right|Assembly partisan representation {{legend|#3333FF|Democratic: 39 seats}} {{legend|#E81B23|Republican: 58 seats}}]] {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Senate<br>District ! County ! District ! Representative ! Party ! Residence |- | [[Wisconsin's 9th State Senate district|09]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2" | [[Adams County, Wisconsin|Adams]], [[Juneau County, Wisconsin|Juneau]] | {{sortname|Albert|Wood|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Quincy, Wisconsin|Quincy]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 28th State Senate district|28]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2" | [[Ashland County, Wisconsin|Ashland]], [[Burnett County, Wisconsin|Burnett]], [[Douglas County, Wisconsin|Douglas]], {{nowrap|[[La Pointe County, Wisconsin|La Pointe]]}}, [[Polk County, Wisconsin|Polk]], {{nowrap|[[St. Croix County, Wisconsin|St. Croix]]}} | {{sortname|Asaph|Whittlesey}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Ashland, Wisconsin|Whittlesey]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 30th State Senate district|30]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2" | [[Vernon County, Wisconsin|Bad Ax]], [[Crawford County, Wisconsin|Crawford]] | {{sortname|William C.|McMichael|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Viroqua, Wisconsin|Viroqua]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 2nd State Senate district|02]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2"| [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown]] | {{sortname|John C.|Neville|J. C. Neville}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 30th State Senate district|30]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2" | [[Buffalo County, Wisconsin|Buffalo]], [[Jackson County, Wisconsin|Jackson]], [[Trempealeau County, Wisconsin|Trempealeau]] | {{sortname|Romanzo|Bunn}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Galesville, Wisconsin|Galesville]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 19th State Senate district|19]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2"| [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet]] | {{sortname|Asaph|Green|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Chilton, Wisconsin|Chilton]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 28th State Senate district|28]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2"| [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa]], [[Clark County, Wisconsin|Clark]], [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn]], [[Pierce County, Wisconsin|Pierce]] | {{sortname|William P.|Bartlett}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]] |- | rowspan="3" | [[Wisconsin's 25th State Senate district|25]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="3" | [[Columbia County, Wisconsin|Columbia]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Henry B.|Munn|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Portage, Wisconsin|Portage]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|William M.|Griswold}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Columbus, Wisconsin|Columbus]] |- | 3 | {{sortname|Marcus|Barden|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Pardeeville, Wisconsin|Pardeeville]] |- | rowspan="3" | [[Wisconsin's 11th State Senate district|11]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="6" | [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|William W.|Blackman|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Stoughton, Wisconsin|Stoughton]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Eleazor|Grover Jr.|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] |- | 3 | {{sortname|John|Beath|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Verona, Wisconsin|Verona]] |- | rowspan="3" | [[Wisconsin's 26th State Senate district|26]] | 4 | {{sortname|Francis|Fischer|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Cross Plains, Wisconsin|Cross Plains]] |- | 5 | {{sortname|Leonard J.|Farwell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] |- | 6 | {{sortname|Cassius|Fairchild}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] |- | rowspan="6" | [[Wisconsin's 22nd State Senate district|22]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="6" | [[Dodge County, Wisconsin|Dodge]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Elva|Simpson|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Iron Ridge, Wisconsin|Iron Ridge]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Max|Bachhuber}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Farmersville, Wisconsin|Farmersville]] |- | 3 | {{sortname|Jonathan W.|Nash|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Oak Grove, Dodge County, Wisconsin|Oak Grove]] |- | 4 | {{sortname|Stoddard|Judd}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Fox Lake, Wisconsin|Fox Lake]] |- | 5 | {{sortname|David S.|Ordway|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Beaver Dam, Wisconsin|Beaver Dam]] |- | 6 | {{sortname|Harvey C.|Griffin|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Oak Grove, Dodge County, Wisconsin|Oak Grove]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 2nd State Senate district|02]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2"| [[Door County, Wisconsin|Door]], [[Kewaunee County, Wisconsin|Kewaunee]], [[Oconto County, Wisconsin|Oconto]], [[Shawano County, Wisconsin|Shawano]] | {{sortname|John|Wiley|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Shawano, Wisconsin|Shawano]] |- | rowspan="5"| [[Wisconsin's 20th State Senate district|20]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="5"| {{nowrap|[[Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac]]}}<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Alvan E.|Bovay}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Ripon, Wisconsin|Ripon]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Benjamin H.|Bettis|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Ladoga, Wisconsin|Ladoga]] |- | 3 | {{sortname|John C.|Lewis|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | {{nowrap|[[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac]]}} |- | 4 | {{sortname|John|Boyd|John Boyd (Assemblyman)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Calumet, Wisconsin|Calumet]] |- | 5 | {{sortname|Wolcott T.|Brooks|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | {{nowrap|[[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac]]}} |- | rowspan="5" | [[Wisconsin's 16th State Senate district|16]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="5"| [[Grant County, Wisconsin|Grant]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|James K.|Spottswood|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Hazel Green, Wisconsin|Hazel Green]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|James W.|Seaton|James Wilson Seaton}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Potosi, Wisconsin|Potosi]] |- | 3 | {{sortname|Jonathan B.|Moore|Jonathan Baker Moore}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Muscoda, Wisconsin|Muscoda]] |- | 4 | {{sortname|Samuel F.|Clise|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Ellenboro, Wisconsin|Ellenboro]] |- | 5 | {{sortname|George|Ballantine|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Patch Grove, Wisconsin|Patch Grove]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 24th State Senate district|24]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="2"| [[Green County, Wisconsin|Green]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Walter S.|Wescott}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Monroe, Wisconsin|Monroe]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Martin|Mitchell|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Brodhead, Wisconsin|Brodhead]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 29th State Senate district|29]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2"| [[Green Lake County, Wisconsin|Green Lake]] | {{sortname|James W.|Burt|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Mackford, Wisconsin|Mackford]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 15th State Senate district|15]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="2"|[[Iowa County, Wisconsin|Iowa]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Gardner C.|Meigs|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Arena, Wisconsin|Arena]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Amasa|Cobb}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Mineral Point, Wisconsin|Mineral Point]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 23rd State Senate district|23]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="5"|[[Jefferson County, Wisconsin|Jefferson]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Norman|Horton|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Cold Spring, Wisconsin|Cold Spring]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Charles|Hammarquist}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin|Fort Atkinson]] |- | rowspan="3" | [[Wisconsin's 14th State Senate district|14]] | 3 | {{sortname|Heber|Smith|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Watertown, Wisconsin|Watertown]] |- | 4 | {{sortname|H. H.|Winter}} | {{Party shading/Independent Democratic}} |Dem. Rep. | [[Watertown, Wisconsin|Watertown]] |- | 5 | {{sortname|John|Sutton|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Milford, Wisconsin|Milford]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 8th State Senate district|08]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="2" | [[Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Kenosha]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Meredith|Howland|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Salmon|Upson|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 30th State Senate district|30]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2"| [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin|La Crosse]] & [[Monroe County, Wisconsin|Monroe]] | {{sortname|John J.|McKay|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Sparta, Wisconsin|Sparta]] |- | rowspan="3" | [[Wisconsin's 13th State Senate district|13]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="3"|[[Lafayette County, Wisconsin|Lafayette]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Thomas C. L.|Mackay|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Elk Grove, Wisconsin|Elk Grove]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Samuel|Cole|Samuel Cole (Wisconsin pioneer)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Gratiot, Wisconsin|Gratiot]] |- | 3 | {{sortname|Elijah C.|Townsend|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Shullsburg, Wisconsin|Shullsburg]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 19th State Senate district|19]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="2"| [[Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Manitowoc]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Joseph|Rankin}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Mishicot, Wisconsin|Mishicot]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Henry|Mulholand|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Meeme, Wisconsin|Meeme]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 27th State Senate district|27]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2"| [[Marathon County, Wisconsin|Marathon]], [[Portage County, Wisconsin|Portage]], [[Wood County, Wisconsin|Wood]] | {{sortname|John|Phillips|John Phillips (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin|Stevens Point]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 29th State Senate district|29]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2"|[[Marquette County, Wisconsin|Marquette]] | {{sortname|Orrin W.|Bow|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Kingston, Wisconsin|Kingston]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 5th State Senate district|05]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="10"|[[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Henry L.|Palmer}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Milwaukee]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Leonard|Schmidtner}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Milwaukee]] |- | rowspan="3" | [[Wisconsin's 6th State Senate district|06]] | 3 | {{sortname|Edward|Keogh}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Milwaukee]] |- | 4 | {{sortname|Edward D.|Holton}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Milwaukee]] |- | 5 | {{sortname|Edward G.|Hayden|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Milwaukee]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 5th State Senate district|05]] | 6 | {{sortname|Matthias|Humann|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Milwaukee]] |- | 7 | {{sortname|Patrick|Dockry|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Ten Mile House |- | rowspan="3" | [[Wisconsin's 6th State Senate district|06]] | 8 | {{sortname|John|Ruan|John Ruan (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Oak Creek, Wisconsin|Oak Creek]] |- | rowspan="2" | 9 | {{sortname|Andrew|Eble|nolink=1}} {{nowrap|{{small|''(died Jan. 7)''}}}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Milwaukee (town), Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] |- | {{sortname|Theodore|Hartung|nolink=1}} {{nowrap|{{small|''(from Feb. 2)''}}}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | |- | rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 2nd State Senate district|02]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | [[Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Outagamie]] | {{sortname|Daniel C.|Jenne|nolink=1}} {{nowrap|{{small|''(until Jan. 17)''}}}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]] |- | {{sortname|Milo|Coles|nolink=1}} {{nowrap|{{small|''(from Jan. 17)''}}}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Gratiot, Wisconsin|Gratiot]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 3rd State Senate district|03]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="2"|[[Ozaukee County, Wisconsin|Ozaukee]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Anthony|Ahlhauser|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Saukville, Wisconsin|Saukville]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Frederick W.|Horn}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | [[Cedarburg, Wisconsin|Cedarburg]] |- | rowspan="4" | [[Wisconsin's 7th State Senate district|07]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="4"|[[Racine County, Wisconsin|Racine]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|William P.|Lyon}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Lewis L.|Baldwin|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]] |- | 3 | {{sortname|Knud|Langeland}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[North Cape, Wisconsin|North Cape]] |- | 4 | {{sortname|Frederick A.|Weage|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Waterford, Wisconsin|Waterford]] |- | [[Wisconsin's 15th State Senate district|15]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2"|[[Richland County, Wisconsin|Richland]] | {{sortname|Jeremiah L.|Jackson|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Viola, Wisconsin|Viola]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 18th State Senate district|18]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="5"|[[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|William E.|Wheeler|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Beloit, Wisconsin|Beloit]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Thomas C.|Westby|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Emerald Grove, Wisconsin|Emerald Grove]] |- | rowspan="3" | [[Wisconsin's 17th State Senate district|17]] | 3 | {{sortname|John P.|Dickson|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Janesville, Wisconsin|Janesville]] |- | 4 | {{sortname|Jeremiah|Johnson|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Evansville, Wisconsin|Evansville]] |- | 5 | {{sortname|George|Golden|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Brodhead, Wisconsin|Brodhead]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 9th State Senate district|09]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="2"|[[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Ephraim W.|Young|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | {{nowrap|[[Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin|Prairie du Sac]]}} |- | 2 | {{sortname|Edward|Sumner|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Baraboo, Wisconsin|Baraboo]] |- | rowspan="3" | [[Wisconsin's 1st State Senate district|01]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="3"|[[Sheboygan County, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|James T.|Kingsbury|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Erastus W.|Stannard|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Greenbush, Wisconsin|Greenbush]] |- | 3 | {{sortname|Oran|Rogers|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Cascade, Wisconsin|Cascade]] |- | rowspan="4" | [[Wisconsin's 12th State Senate district|12]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="4"|[[Walworth County, Wisconsin|Walworth]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Clarkson|Miller|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Geneva, Wisconsin|Geneva]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|John|DeWolf|John DeWolf (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Delavan, Wisconsin|Delavan]] |- | 3 | {{sortname|Anderson|Whiting}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Richmond, Walworth County, Wisconsin|Richmond]] |- | 4 | {{sortname|James|Child|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[East Troy, Wisconsin|East Troy]] |- | rowspan="3" | [[Wisconsin's 4th State Senate district|04]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="3"|[[Washington County, Wisconsin|Washington]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|George|Kiefer|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Nenno, Wisconsin|Nenno]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|Matthias|Altenhofen|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Kewaskum, Wisconsin|Kewaskum]] |- | 3 | {{sortname|Tisdale E.|Vander Cook|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Newburg, Wisconsin|Newburg]] |- | rowspan="5"| [[Wisconsin's 10th State Senate district|10]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="5"|[[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Albert|Alden|Albert Alden (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Delafield, Wisconsin|Delafield]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|William R.|Hesk|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|Menomonee Falls]] |- | 3 | {{sortname|Andrew E.|Elmore|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Mukwonago, Wisconsin|Mukwonago]] |- | 4 | {{sortname|Benjamin|Hunkins}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[New Berlin, Wisconsin|New Berlin]] |- | 5 | {{sortname|Robert C.|Robertson|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Vernon, Wisconsin|Vernon]] |- | rowspan="2" | [[Wisconsin's 27th State Senate district|27]] | style="text-align:left" colspan="2"|[[Waupaca County, Wisconsin|Waupaca]] | {{sortname|Melvin B.|Patchin|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Fremont, Wisconsin|Fremont]] |- | style="text-align:left" colspan="2"|[[Waushara County, Wisconsin|Waushara]] | {{sortname|Jacob S.|Bugh}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Wautoma, Wisconsin|Wautoma]] |- | rowspan="3" | [[Wisconsin's 21st State Senate district|21]] | style="text-align:left" rowspan="3"|[[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago]]<ref name="apportion"/> | 1 | {{sortname|Gabriel|Bouck}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh]] |- | 2 | {{sortname|George B.|Goodwin}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Menasha, Wisconsin|Menasha]] |- | 3 | {{sortname|George S.|Barnum}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | [[Waukau, Wisconsin|Waukau]] |}

==Employees==

===Senate employees=== * Chief Clerk: [[John Holden Warren|John H. Warren]]<ref name="senate1860"/> ** Assistant Clerk: Willard Merrill ** Engrossing Clerk: J. B. Selby ** Enrolling Clerk: G. M. Powell ** Transcribing Clerk: A. L. Burke * Sergeant-at-Arms: [[Asa Kinney]] ** Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: S. S. Keyes * Postmaster: James L. Wilder ** Post Messenger: Garret J. Mahoney * Doorkeeper: Henry M. Higbee * Fireman: Franz G. L. Struve * Messengers: ** William W. Worthington ** Walter C. Wyman ** Sylvester Mygatt

===Assembly employees=== * Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane<ref name="assembly1860"/> ** Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean ** Engrossing Clerk: R. S. Kingman ** Enrolling Clerk: [[Thaddeus C. Pound]] ** Transcribing Clerk: E. Gilbert Jackson * Sergeant-at-Arms: Joseph Gates ** Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: A. Armstrong * Postmaster: [[Marcus Otterbourg]] ** Assistant Postmaster: Chancey B. Valentine * Doorkeeper: William C. Lessure ** Assistant Doorkeeper: John T. Taylor * Firemen: ** Nelson C. Andrews ** Stephen S. Woodward ** Phillip Cary ** Robert R. Jores * Messengers: ** Samuel H. Fernandez ** Carlton C. Hart ** Edward Livingston ** William H. Barnes ** George W. Yout ** William H. Bennett

==Notes== {{reflist|group=note}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links==

[[Category:1860 in Wisconsin]] [[Category:1860 U.S. legislative sessions|Wisconsin]] [[Category:Wisconsin legislative sessions]]